We have several highways and roads flooded in town. Two of them are state highways but not divided. Dams have let go and are undermining the bridge footings. Many shops, apartments and businesses are underwater. The Interstate 40 about 45 miles south of me is closed indefinitely. the roadbed is wiped out with a big gap in the pavement.
A nurse going home from second shift last night had her car swept off the road, State Police found her hanging on to a tree, out of her car, at daybreak. Her family missed her when they got up and they gave the State Police her route home from work.
We only had a couple of branches broken, all debris is at the curb already. Trash can and recycle bin have been retrieved from neighbor’s front yard. We were lucky.
They are comparing this storm to Hurricane Floyd in 1999. There was between 7 and 12 inches of rain since Friday midnight and Sunday 5 AM.